Anyone here doing teacher training?

Diagro said:
9 months of hell coming up!
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9 months of hell? Try the rest of your life if you stick with it :D

I've had 4 friends do their PGCE and another is starting soon. The work load is immense and they certainly talked me out of considering it.

Best of luck!
 
SPG said:
Meeeeeeeow I think you will find my 2:1 Beng in Mechanical Engineering and 25 years + Experience says otherwise.
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I think you will find knowing your subject is only 20% of the job.
You cant teach Mech Eng anyway, so you would need to be a D&T teacher or Maths Teacher, Both you would need many new skills to do. There is a hell of a lot of work involved to become a teacher, getting the subject knowledge is only a minor aspect.

If you think having a 2:1 degree and some experience is enough to teach you would be sorely mistaken.
 
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SPG said:
Meeeeeeeow I think you will find my 2:1 Beng in Mechanical Engineering and 25 years + Experience says otherwise.
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No it doesn't say otherwise. A lot of people who come from your background don't even last 12months at teaching. What you said about those who fail teach is very insulting and highly inaccurate. Teaching often ranks in the top 5 hardest and most stressful jobs in the UK and has done for years. Mechanical Engineering is easy and has less stress compared to teaching. Getting into and lasting at teaching is very hard these days. Its not like the distance past where anyone can become a teacher.
 
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I would have loved to have carried on with my teaching but it was spoilt by other adult teachers from around the Country.
In 2008 I ended up falling into a job with 14 to 16 year old schoolgirls and thoroughly loved it for 18 months even though it was hard work.

(I'll leave a pause while the OCUK kids have dirty thoughts)

Anyway, I had no problems with the kids, their parents or teachers at their local schools but my problem came with those who would turn up at Conferences around the country.
Basically I was the only male in a female dominated subject and at one conference I was standing around the corner where I heard around 10 of these women talking about me and it wasn't very nice with Gary Glitter references. I'd finally had enough, walked round the corner and had a right go at them all explaining how I had fell into the job and not aimed for it.
When I got back to base I waited for the next time another job came up in adult education because I wasn't going to wait around for some adult who doesn't know me to make the ultimate accusation.
Sad days.
 
SPG said:
Remember those who fail--- TEACH.
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I was wondering when somebody would come up with the usual brain dead saying.
If they are so bad then how come they turn out any successful kids?

Teaching is tough, you need a 'thick skin'. The pay is poor for the job, you get politicians interfering all the time for ideological reasons and the papers tell you how crap you are and how easy the job is.
Joy is seeing a pupil, you have pushed, face light up when they achieve success in an exam or test.
 
Yeah pay isn't great, I've been at it 5 years and made HoD and it still ain't enough! If you newbies need any advice or wish to network then give me a shout!

Also big luls to the people who think a degree and experience make you a good teacher or even give you the ability to teach!

Teaching isn't about degrees and experience. It's about how you can get the best out of youngsters while maintaining their engagement and then backing it up with all the paperwork needed in terms of marking and tracking and assessment etc.

It's fun though. That's what I keep telling myself!
 
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V F said:
What the heck... Teachers cry in schools?
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Oh yeah, not being sexist here but they were all women. I'd often walk into the staff room and make an abrupt U-turn if the water works were out.

And on the not taking any crap bit, I've seen two different teachers in my department have an extended leave of absence after having a breakdown - they were both the typical type of teacher that liked to shout and not take any crap. My advice would watch carefully as to what the other teachers are doing when you're on your placements, there's smarter ways to deal with behaviour than being shouty disciplinarian.
 
Diagro said:
I think you will find knowing your subject is only 20% of the job.
You cant teach Mech Eng anyway, so you would need to be a D&T teacher or Maths Teacher, Both you would need many new skills to do. There is a hell of a lot of work involved to become a teacher, getting the subject knowledge is only a minor aspect.

If you think having a 2:1 degree and some experience is enough to teach you would be sorely mistaken.
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I think you will find that wasn't the question, the question was I wouldn't get through the front door....
 
Bonjour said:
Teaching pays rather well. Especially if you progress to leadership team.
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My wife is a deputy head on £47K - I don't think it's enough for the amount she works/the responsibility she has/the number of staff she manages etc.
 
amigafan2003 said:
My wife is a deputy head on £47K - I don't think it's enough for the amount she works/the responsibility she has/the number of staff she manages etc.
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Primary or secondary?

Deputy heads in secondary schools can be on almost double that. Though I agree there is an awful lot of work / responsibility involved for the money.
 
I attempted it in 2009. It was hell, I had the Christmas break and then never returned. Best decision I every made now for a 60k job at utility company
 
Bonjour said:
Primary or secondary?

Deputy heads in secondary schools can be on almost double that. Though I agree there is an awful lot of work / responsibility involved for the money.
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Primary - but it has 700 pupils - so quite big for a primary school.
 
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